Author Frederic Towsend made the following comments about how Sulloway’s book Born to Rebel:
“Sulloway explains contradictions in his historical data by analyzing the personality traits of his subjects. But is Sulloway’s theory that laterborns rebel? Or is his theory that both laterborns and firstborns with certain personality traits rebel, while both laterborns and firstborns with oppositve personality traits do not? Using two definitions covers most possibilities. When firstborns support existing authority, their behavior confirms the theory; when firstborns rebel, however, they are being vengful, jealous, short-tempered, and tought-minded, and this also confirms the theory. When laterborns rebel, their behavior confirms the theory; when laterborns do not rebel, however, they are being submissive, unassertive, timid, and acquiescent, and this also confirms the theory.”
What is Townsend saying about the testability of Sulloway’s theory?
Part II: For this part, refer to the reading “Memes: The New Replicators” by Richard Dawkins (available on eCampus).
Should this chapter be classified primarily as conceptual theory, metatheory, or explanatory theory? Provide a clear and detailed rationale for your answer.
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